Meanings
Origin
Compound of house + cricket. It is frequently found in houses, between the bricks of chimneys and fireplaces.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan grill domèstic
- grill domèsticAcheta domestica
Esperanto hejma grilo
- hejma griloAcheta domestica
Finnish kotisirkka
- kotisirkkaAcheta domestica
French grillon domestique
- grillon domestiqueAcheta domestica
German Hausgrille, Heimchen
- HausgrilleAcheta domestica
- HeimchenAcheta domestica
Hungarian házi tücsök
- házi tücsökAcheta domestica
Russian домо́вый сверчо́к
- домо́вый сверчо́к (domóvyj sverčók)Acheta domestica
Swedish hussyrsa
- hussyrsaAcheta domestica
Ukrainian ха́тній цвірку́н
- ха́тній цвірку́н (xátnij cvirkún)Acheta domestica
Cite this entry
APA
house cricket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20cricket
MLA
“house cricket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20cricket. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “house cricket,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20cricket.
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